Tech
USAF’s Space Force Cost-Estimate Is Likely Too High: Analyst
Todd Harrison says $13 billion is a high-ball figure meant to shift the debate.
Management
A Lack of Confidence Isn't What’s Holding Back Working Women
Women are hesitant to talk up their accomplishments because they are often penalized when they do.
Management
Federal Science Agencies Launch New Policies to Root Out ‘Pervasive Culture of Sexual Harassment’
The problem prompted a congressional hearing earlier this year.
Management
Trump Criticizes 'Ridiculous' Spending Deal As Shutdown Deadline Looms
Congress must pass a minibus spending bill by next weekend.
Management
The Fake News Era Demands Ethics in Government Communication
Providing the public with truthful, timely information about government operations is critical to a healthy democracy.
Management
Justice Department Inspector General to Investigate DEA Program Linked to Massacres in Mexico
The inquiry stems from stories by ProPublica that showed the DEA’s vetted unit in the country has had a history of leaking sensitive information to drug traffickers.
Management
Metrics Are for Playmakers
Despite continuous attention, the use of metrics in government has declined, not improved, over the past decade.
Oversight
House Republicans Introduce Bill to Help Trump's Reorganization
Legislation mirrors a similar measure introduced in the Senate, although appropriators have already begun to block specific proposals.
Management
Dozens of Senators From Both Parties Push Measure to Block Trump's USPS Privatization Plan
Senators join 190 House members in opposing the proposal.
Management
Commerce Chief Isn't Fretting Over Watchdog’s Criticism of Census Cost Estimate
Census bureau met only three of the four basic criteria for a high-quality estimate, GAO says.
Management
Thinking Inside the Sandbox
Regulators face the enormous challenge of figuring out how to apply old laws to new technologies. This approach could help.
Management
For Centuries, Anonymous Insider Accounts Have Chipped Away At Ruling Regimes – And Sometimes Toppled Them
Since the Byzantine era, gossipy anecdotes about the mishaps of rulers and their inner circles have been compiled, shared and published.
Management
How to Stop Losing the Information War
No one is in charge of messaging, counter-messaging, and coordinating America’s instruments of information power. Here’s a way to change that.
Management
Senator Demands Details on HHS’s Union Impasse Declaration
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., accuses agency of bad-faith "surface" bargaining.
Management
FEMA Chief Now Facing Criminal and Lawmaker Probes of Travel
Federal prosecutors said to be mulling whether Long broke any of six laws.
Management
Michael Flynn Will Finally Be Sentenced
The delays fueled speculation about Flynn’s value to Mueller as a witness in the Russia probe.
Management
Senate Joins House in Passing Bill to Limit Postal Service Role in Opioid Crisis
Measure would require USPS to adhere to the same screening standards as private shipping companies.
Management
EPA Program to Monitor Asbestos in Schools Is Under-Resourced, Watchdog Says
Federal inspectors trail those of states, while most regions lack a monitoring strategy.
Management
Agriculture Secretary Presses Unpopular Plan to Move Offices
Forced relocations "not a way to treat USDA family," one economist says.
Management